Agility outlines six recommendations for U.S. humanoid robot policies
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- By mid‑July 2026 several major developments underscore the accelerating humanoid‑robot race.
- Chinese electric‑vehicle leader BYD, which overtook Tesla as the world’s top EV seller in 2025, is now positioning its own humanoids for factory work, dealership service, and eventually homes, with a bold goal of installing three units per household to perform chores and offer companionship.
- Meanwhile, U.S. startup Agility Robotics has opened a 60,000‑square‑foot “robot school” in Fremont, California—just a few miles from Tesla’s new Optimus plant—to train its Digit bipedal robot for commercial manufacturing, distribution, and logistics; the company remains focused on industrial deployment rather than consumer models.
- In China, the unitree robotics firm continues its dominance in the market, having shipped roughly 10,000 humanoids to date and selling 5,500 in 2025 alone, while planning a Shanghai‑stock‑exchange listing at a $6 billion valuation.
- A former Red Bull engineer’s new startup, backed by a fresh $55 million round, is pursuing a “army of factory robots” that learn from human‑performed tasks, filling a data gap in robotic training.
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Subscribe Policymakers have the opportunity to strengthen domestic production and reduce long-term reliance on foreign suppliers, Johnson said. This will make the emerging U.S. humanoid industry more resilient over time.
China has a significant share of the capacity for humanoid robot components. | Source: McKinsey & Co.
2. Adopt a coordinated national robotics strategy
In recent years, China has invested heavily in manufacturing and commercializing humanoid robots. In 2023, China said it aimed to be ready to mass-produce humanoids by 2025. The country outlined goals to establish a humanoid innovation system, make breakthroughs in several key technologies, and ensure the safe and effective supply of core components.
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